[A mind is a terrible thing to waste: Top grad may study global warming in Los Angeles]

Jasperse, 18, is heading to the University of California, Los Angeles - a school he selected specifically because it offered a degree in atmospheric oceanographic and environmental sciences. Ultimately, he would like to work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration doing research.

"I would like to study global warming," he said. "I'm also considering neuroscience."

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